Puri: Internationally acclaimed sand artistSudarsan Pattnaik has expressed his happiness at the reopening of the Jagannath Temple after a long gap of nine months through his art on Puri beach on Wednesday.
He has requested the devotees visiting the temple to follow the COVID-19 guidelines for a safe and smooth darshan.
Jai Jagannath…..? After 9 months, Shri Jagannath Temple is opening today for devotees in a phased manner . Humble request to all to devotees follow COVID-19 guidelines . My SandArt at Puri beach in Odisha. pic.twitter.com/5eUwjCeRZp
— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) December 23, 2020
The Padma Shri awardee said “After 9 months, Shri Jagannath Temple is opening today for devotees in a phased manner. Humble request to all to devotees follow COVID-19 guidelines.”